Lauren S.
About me
| Lauren S. | |
| Archaeology | |
| Zooarchaeology | |
| Taught Postgraduate | |
| Wentworth | |
| 2011 | |
| United Kingdom |
My employment
| Installation Assistant | |
| Mary Rose Trust | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Library, museum and information services | |
| Small business (0-49 employees) | |
| 2012 | |
| 2013 | |
| £15,500 |
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A day in the life of a Installation Assistant in the United Kingdom
Heritage professional
My career goals when I graduated
To find a job in zooarchaeology or a field related, I pursued a career in museums for the next 5 years.
My career history
Leeds Museum Discovery Centre Curatorial Intern-Natural History, then Archaeology
National Trust, Quarry Bank Mill-Collections Intern
Herbert Art Gallery and Museum-front of house an operations
Mary Rose Trust-Installation Assistant
Museum of Science and Industry-Collections Officer
Bournemouth University- PhD Researcher
What has helped my career to progress
Having the background skills and knowledge from the University experience coupled with the ability to volunteer at heritage establishments and museums has helped my career to progress. The experience and knowing people in the field really help.
Courses taken since graduation
UHI University, Orkney college Archaeology department-Landscape archaeology and geophysics CPD course. This broadened my knowledge and sparked my interest in archaeology again. Many museum contracts are short term, which although has limited job security, allowed me to intermittently be involved with archaeology fieldwork and projects to add to my experience.
Aditu fieldschool-Mortuary archaeology excavation fieldschool in Spain.
Spitzkloof excavation-South Africa
Where I hope to be in 5 years
Researcher / lecturer
My advice to students considering work
Get as much experience in the field you want to work in as possible, even if it just an hour a week volunteer work-it all helps!
My advice about working in my industry
Get experience, take the opportunity to go on excavations and network with people in the field.
Contacting me
Happy to answer any questions.
What I do
Object handling to install the artefacts from the Mary Rose into the new museum.
Skills I use and how I developed them
Correct object handling, knowledge of conservation, ethics surrounding museum collections particularly human remains.
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